The Phoenicians were a group of ancient people who used the sea for trade. The were known for making purple dye. <span />
This is false. They wanted to conduct a scientific investigation of great depths and find out more of what lies in the oceans. They traveled while probing depths to see what lies beneath and discovered thousands of new species that were undocumented before because there was no technology to leave shallow water.
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
